definition of
lodge

[1] #1 lodge v. be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?". wn

[2] #2 lodge v. [wedge, stick, deposit] put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack". wn

[3] #3 lodge v. [charge, file] file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife". wn

[4] #4 lodge n. [Lodge, Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge] English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940). wn

[5] #5 lodge n. [club, social club, society, guild, gild, order] a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today". wn